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　　2013年高考英语试卷分类汇编之故事类阅读理解
　　（2013年高考北京卷）
　　B
　　Tail Spin
　　Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shown off a few of her tricrning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she’s even swimming at all. She doesn’t have a tail.
　　Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.
　　When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it --- but her tail didn’t. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.
　　Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way---like a fish! She pushed herself forward through the water by moving her peduncles from side to side.
　　The movement put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn’t hurt her.
　　The first time Grace wore the artificial tail. She soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The tail isn’t necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉).”
　　Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.
　　60. When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her ______.
　　A. physical build B. potential ability
　　C. chance of survival D. adaptation to the surroundings.
　　61. A man-made tail is created for Grace to ______.
　　A. let her recover faster B. make her comfortable
　　C. adjust her way of swimming D. help her perform better tricks
　　62. The story of Grace inspires people to ______.
　　A. stick to their dreams B. treat animals friendly
　　C. treasure what they have D. face difficulties bravely
　　【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，题材是海豚的励志故事。作者通过描述海豚没有尾巴，依然可以游泳的励志故事。
　　段落 关键词、句 大意推测
　　第一部分（Para. 1） She doesn’t have a tail. 故事背景：小海豚没有尾巴。
　　第二部分（Para. 2-5） Grace, fish trap, learned, swim, without, tail. Harmful, pressure, backbone，wore, artificial tail 故事情景：小海豚没有尾巴的原因和结局。
　　第三部分（Para.6） gives, people, courage 主旨：看到格瑞丝带着人造尾游泳给人很大的勇气。
　　【解析】
　　60. C。细节理解题。难度：较易。第二段当中的“She was fighting for her life. Is she going to